Knotty Knots

They weave their fingers
Happy to be together
Both silently feeling
A lump of knot in their hearts.

The wedding takes place
Oh! People with knots
The Groom "I hope she's the one."
The Bride "Oh! I hope he's the one."
As the priest ties the Knot
The father has a knot in his heart
"My baby now a woman,
How soon time has flown."
The Mother has a knot in her heart
"Oh lord, I hope he makes her happy
Please keep her happy."
The friends have knots in their hearts
"What a lucky dog!" thinks one
"Hmm, if only I asked her first" thinks another
"I am so happy for them, I could cry" thinks the third
"God! why can't I find a guy like him?" thinks the fourth.
"Wonder when lunch will be served" thinks the fifth...
Many knots, in a tiny space.

Back and forth the tennis of knots,
The first night,
A room with knots
Knotted garlands, knotted hearts
Knotted expectations, to live up to.
A few weeks later,
Knots undone, as each befriends the other.
A Month later,
Knots of confrontation, their first argument
A few moments later
Knots undone, as each apologizes.
A few months later,
The wife is pregnant,
"Wow! there's a part of me she's holding", he thinks,
Every time he sees her glowing.
"Our baby", thinks the wife,
Smiling, as their heart ties a knot with this unseen being.

Life an undulation of knots
Most Cherished and adored
When its time to Go
Its these knots that count the most.

K P Rashmi April 2007

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